QuiltCon Wrap Up Part 5: Lady Harvatine Sightings (and the end!)

Saving the best for last?  I might think so but I'm clearly biased.

First and foremost we have the Log Pyramids quilt that I entered into the show.  I didn't win any prizes (boo hoo) but I was still super excited to have my quilt hanging among so many other amazing quilts.  Plus I've since found out that my quilt was selected to be a part of the Best of QuiltCon Traveling Show!  So far the show will be making appearances at HMQS in Salt Lake City, Sisters in Sisters, Oregon and Patchwork Europe in France with more stops possibly in the works.

Although I did not win anything, this mini quilt inspired by my Confetti Quilt tutorial won an honorable mention!  The quilt was made by Felicity Ronaghan from Vancouver and was entered in the handwork, small quilts category.  Felicity gave me a very nice little shout out in her quilt description.

And last but not least, there were a couple of sample quilts made from one of my patterns hanging up in different vendor booths!  This was such a great surprise!  (Mine is the the one with all of the squares.)

You may or may not have seen this pattern before.  For the last several months it has been available on the Robert Kaufman website but due to my lazy blogging I never got around to sharing it here.  The good news is that you can now get the pattern from my shop!  It's called the Mosaic Lap Quilt and I will do a much more detailed post about the quilt and the pattern very soon.  But if you're interested now you can check out the pattern here!

Grand Opening

The day has finally arrived.  I am so excited to announce the (not so) grand opening of the official Lady Harvatine shop!  The only reason it's "not so" grand is because I don't have many wares to offer you at this point.  Technically only one ware.  But it's a grand ware in and of itself and I have many more grand things in the works!

The Mod Beads Lap Quilt

This pattern is for a 45" x 60" quilt with suggested layouts and fabric requirements for making twin, full/queen and king sized quilts.

The pattern relies on templates to cut out the pieces.  There are curves and you may find curves scary but you shouldn't!  Trust me, they are not so bad.  In fact, I find them incredibly satisfying and fun.  There's something pretty awesome about fitting two curved pieces together and getting a nice flat seam.  It's like piecing a puzzle! 
I would say this pattern is suitable for a slightly advanced beginning quilter.  There is nothing too difficult in the pattern but I do assume you know the most basic basics of quilt making.

The pattern does however teach you to use Dale Fleming's 6-minute circle technique which I absolutely love and has really inspired the whole curved piecing kick that I've been on lately.  Again, sewing circles (or ovals in this case) may seem scary but DO NOT BE SCARED!  You can do it, I promise.

This is a PDF file that you will be able to download after purchasing, not a physical printed pattern.  You must be able to print out the template pages so you must have access to a printer.  By purchasing this pattern you have the right to use it for yourself only.  Please be nice and don't email it around or print out copies for all of your friends.  Thank you!

Visit the shop here!

For sale next Monday...

The first ever, bonafide Lady Harvatine quilt pattern for sale in my brand new shop!  Here's a little sneaky peak.

Check back here on Monday (November 22, 2010) for more pictures and a link to the shop.

As part of my transition from animator to giant pregnant lady to mom, I'm putting a concerted effort into designing and selling my quilt patterns.  I hope to have lots more to offer you in the very near future!

I'm going whole-assed.

**Update: Sorry, the link wasn't working.  It's fixed now!**

That's right!  Gone are the days of half-assed, slacker tutorials!  No more will you be left with unanswered questions because I simply didn't feel like taking more pictures or writing out proper instructions.  Never again will you be puzzled by fabric requirements!*

I have for you today, free of charge, a bonafide, whole-assed PDF quilt pattern, complete with color diagrams and all of the information you need to make your very own Leo Baby Quilt.
Download it HERE.
With any luck, this will just be the beginning.  I've got plans, internet, and they include you!  So I hope you like the pattern.  Please let me know if you have any questions!


*Just kidding.  I'm totally going to continue to give you half-assed tutorials.  I'm just going to try to mix in some grown-up patterns while I'm at it.